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Lowe's Cos., Inc. is engaged in the retail sale of home improvement products. The company offers a complete line of products for maintenance, repair, remodeling, home decorating and property maintenance. It also offers home improvement products in the following categories: appliances, lumber, paint, millwork, building materials, lawn and landscape products, flooring, rough plumbing, seasonal living, tools, hardware, fashion plumbing, lighting, nursery, outdoor power equipment, cabinets and countertops, home organization, rough electrical and home fashion. The company operates its business through one reportable segment: Home improvement retail stores. The Home improvement retail stores segment sells similar products and services, use similar processes to sell those products and services, and also sell their products and services to similar classes of customers. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Mooresville, NC. [...] more

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